It seems my timely words of wisdom to everyone on how to conduct themselves on MLK Day went unheeded in some quarters:
The president of the Tarleton State University chapter of the NAACP said Wednesday that he and other students are upset about a Martin Luther King Day party where students ate fried chicken, drank malt liquor and dressed in faux gang apparel.
Watch the skies for these students' mass migration to rehab. It's the new atonement for social sins.
I only wish the ignorant louts could be shamed into stopping their insensitive drinking and their wearing of sexually harassing "Kiss Me, I'm Irish" buttons on St. Patrick's Day. Patrick is not the patron saint of the inebriated college student and his symbol is not a puddle of green beer puke.
Posted by floridacracker at January 25, 2007 09:45 AMA radio host I listen to refered to the latest redemption trend as "rehabracadabra".
Plus, in many cases, it's 28 days away from the public. More than enough time for the next shiny thing to come along.
Posted by: marc at January 25, 2007 10:42 AMAtonement via rehab for the agressor must be accompanied by grief counseling for the "victims" if any treatment regimen is to be meaningful and effective.
Me personally, I follow the Curly Howard method: I'm a victim of coicumstance! The Hamous One-Step program is also very effective: Shut the hell up and get on with your life!
Posted by: Hamous at January 25, 2007 11:13 AMI remember my freshman year of college there was an article in a Harriburg (PA) paper about a Shop Rite or Food Lion grocery store getting in hot water during "Black History Month".
Apparently, the store manager thought it clever to hang a large banner in the entrance emblazoned with the following:
In Honor of Black History Month: Fried Chicken and Watermelon are on Sale
Even smoother was the time when the dining hall served fried chicken, collard greens, and watermelon on "Global Foods Night"...
Yea. They really pushed the multi-cultural diversity crap a bit far at the University of Delaware.
Posted by: kyer at January 25, 2007 11:43 AMHeh, heh. Rehabracadabra. That's a good one!
Here's how they celebrated MLK Day in Corpus Christi:
http://hamous.org/images/mlk.jpg
Posted by: Hamous at January 25, 2007 11:51 AMThat chapter of the NAACP might want to check out what gets shown on BET if he's concerned about stereotypes.
Posted by: ken at January 25, 2007 05:01 PMI don't quite understand how one can go to rehab for being an asshole.
Rehab for drug use or alcoholism, or rehab because you broke your legs -- that I understand. De-assholification? That's a new one to me.
Posted by: meep at January 26, 2007 05:57 AMWhen I was in college, the local black frat would parade their pledges around campus with bannanas strung around their necks. I don't recall the local NAACP being "outraged" about that.....
Posted by: mike at January 26, 2007 12:17 PMHey, they were just livin' out "The Dream" of a color-blind society, in which people are free to be Jesse Jackson or David Duke.
Posted by: Jeff H at January 26, 2007 12:37 PMI think self-deprecating racism is acceptable for some reason.
Posted by: Hamous at January 26, 2007 04:01 PMHamous, I can sympathize with the person with the "I have a derma" sign. I blame dry winter weather and electric heat.
Posted by: marybeth at January 26, 2007 07:40 PM